Gas prices are three cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.495 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
This week’s average prices: Western Pennsylvania Average $3.495
Average price during the week of Oct. 21, 2024 $3.468
Average price during the week of Oct. 30, 2023 $3.775
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas:
$3.549 Altoona
$3.454 Beaver
$3.763 Bradford
$3.463 Brookville
$3.450 Butler
$3.407 Clarion
$3.509 DuBois
$3.533 Erie
$3.482 Greensburg
$3.500 Indiana
$3.467 Jeannette
$3.489 Kittanning
$3.461 Latrobe
$3.582 Meadville
$3.439 Mercer
$3.350 New Castle
$3.418 New Kensington
$3.599 Oil City
$3.473 Pittsburgh
$3.317 Sharon
$3.483 Uniontown
$3.758 Warren
$3.431 Washington
Trend Analysis:
The downward trend continues as the national average for a gallon of gas fell four cents over the past week to $3.13. Today’s national average is nine cents less than a month ago and 37 cents less than a year ago.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate fell by 78 cents to settle at $70.77 a barrel. The EIA reports that crude oil inventories increased by 5.5 million barrels from the previous week. At 426.0 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 4% below the five-year average for this time of year.
Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at gasprices.aaa.com.
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